Crunchy Masoor Dal Croquettes

Name: Crunchy Masoor Dal Croquettes
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup half boiled red lentils or masoor dal; 1 potato boiled and grated; 1 carrot grated; 2 bread slices; 4 tbsp ground chickpea flour or sattu; 4 green chillies chopped finely; 1" ginger chopped finely; 2 onions chopped finely; 1/2 garlic minced; To taste salt; Pinch sugar; 1 tsp chaat masala; 1/4 th tsp red chilli powder; 1/4 th tsp garam masala; 4 tbsp cornflour; 2 tsp besan or 1 egg; as needed Bread crumbs; 2 tbsp chopped coriander; as needed Refined oil for frying

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

1 cuphalf boiled red lentils or masoor dal
1potato boiled and grated
1carrot grated
2bread slices
4 tbspground chickpea flour or sattu
4green chillies chopped finely
1"ginger chopped finely
2onions chopped finely
1/2garlic minced
To tastesalt
Pinchsugar
1 tspchaat masala
1/4th tsp red chilli powder
1/4th tsp garam masala
4 tbspcornflour
2 tspbesan or 1 egg
as neededBread crumbs
2 tbspchopped coriander
as neededRefined oil for frying

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Steps

1

Boil lentils in pressure cooker just 1 pressure.Open lid after sometime and strain extra liquid.Mash dal and set aside.Boil 1 potato and grate it.Grate 1 carrot.
2

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a wok and add the minced garlic and ginger.Lightly fry and add chopped onion.Then add grated potato and carrot.Add slightly wet and mashed bread,chickpea flour,salt and sugar to taste,green chillies,red chilli powder,and lastly add the mashed dal.Toss till the mixture is fully dry.Sprinkle chaat masala, garam masala and chopped coriander.
3

Make balls out of the dal mixture and dip in cornflour and besan or egg batter and roll in bread crumbs.Crispy fry and serve with cucumber onion rings.
4

Alternately these croquettes can be made flat like kababs and shallow fried with 2 tbsp oil.